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What are home visits???

We went to visit family an hour away across the state line today. There were signs all over the place from the school district informing parents about the "Home Visit Blitz for grades K-12." I've never heard of this. Can someone tell me what these visits are for and how common they are??

When I was a preschool teacher we did home visits to see the parents and kids interact in the home and to go over things with the parents in their comfort zone. Some parents are more relaxed in their own home. We did them every 90 days.... some parents couldn't meet during the hours we worked so we would meet with them at the school.

Why would you need to see how the parents and kids interacted in the home?? (not being snarky, genuinely curious).

Quoting Luv.My.Kidz:

When I was a preschool teacher we did home visits to see the parents and kids interact in the home and to go over things with the parents in their comfort zone. Some parents are more relaxed in their own home. We did them every 90 days.... some parents couldn't meet during the hours we worked so we would meet with them at the school.

some teachers at our school do them to get to know the family on a more personal level. Not all teachers do it, my daughters k teacher is comin next week. Pre k had home visits too. The first and 2nd grades so far have not done them.

To get a better idea on how to teach the kids in the classroom. Some kids learn a different way. It was a way for us to see how they learn so we can tailor our lesson plans.

Quoting tennisgal:

Why would you need to see how the parents and kids interacted in the home?? (not being snarky, genuinely curious).

Quoting Luv.My.Kidz:

When I was a preschool teacher we did home visits to see the parents and kids interact in the home and to go over things with the parents in their comfort zone. Some parents are more relaxed in their own home. We did them every 90 days.... some parents couldn't meet during the hours we worked so we would meet with them at the school.

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ive only heard of head start doing this because kids have a social worker assigned to the family for that yr. my parents had their own version of home visits. invariably they would have teachers. principals. superintendents over for dinner or take them on the boat. totally awesome in middle school to have your teacher say after class, see you at dinner. ugh. lol.

My mom used did them when she worked for headstart. She always said so they could see the child in their own environment, a majority of the.time the parents heither didnt have transportation to get to the site or had too many younger kids at home and no one to watch them so they just wouldnt go. And because the social worker went and I don't remember the other reasons. I know alot of times she hated it though lol

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